The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-02

How She Came to Know the Man Who Has
Been Mentioned as a Probable Husband.

Brooklyn Eagle.
The true story about Lanetry and Dasent is
this he was sent by the paper upon which he
is employed TO interview her soon after her ar
rival in New York. He is a clever fellow with a
charming literary style. the style that stern city
editors nip in the bud. and for once allowed
free play. The result was, as it usually is, that
the lnterviewee was pleased She liked it bet
ter than anything that had been said about her,
ard began to make rather a pet of the young
fellow, whose is as agreeable as his
literary style He had never known her Eng
land. but he was the of Sir Charles Dasent
she knew his people, aud they had many mutual
friends. One day he slipped on the ice in
ming after a and fractured his thigh. She
out of the city at the time. but heard of it,
and, when she came near enough to run into the
city during the day, made little excursions to
the hospital where the pale. handsome
young fellow was lying, brought him
fruits, flowers and books and did
the minsterlng angel act to her
own great satisfaction and his unspeakable COM
fort. When man Is i'll and alone in a foreign
land. to have beautiful. amiable woman take
the place of mis- own womankind is very sooth-
ing and provocative of gratitude But that is
ali. and he knows that it is all The Langtry is
very amlable and gentle, but her head is never
theless long. ANY woman likes to mother"
good looking. we-bred young fellow who is
helpless and lonely. but to give up Freddy Geb
hards thousands for Dasents fine eyes and place
on amoaerately prosperous paper is something
the Langtry would never dream of She is d
noIc Hiouern Decky Will oeaubV. Her
father was the handsomest man in England, but
Door, SO poor that his daughters marriage with
Mr. Langtry seemed prosperous thing to them
They did not realize her beauty; her people had
been so accustomed to it that they failed to dis
Germ how uncommon it was. / have often heard
Mrs. Paran Stevens describe Mrs Lanetrys
first appearance In London. 1t was at tea
given by the Guards at the Tower, and it was
whispered about all the afternoon that the new
beauty from Jersey. whose portrait had enamored
the Prince, to appear When she did come
people positively fought to her, crowded
each other, tlptoed and mounted chairs to catch
q glimpse of her. She came in on the arm of
her handsome father, IN simple black gown cut
square In the neck, and with wide black hat
framing her radiant face. She was Just slowly
awakening TO the sense of how beautiful she
really was, and the dawning consciousness of
her power was flushing her cheeks and brighten
ing her eyes. She was then in the very fullest
! glory of her loveiness, having ripened into
womanhood without having yet lost the exauis-
tie bloom of the girl. Her father was the Dean
of Jersey but believe is so no longer, there
having been some unpleasant suspicious OF his
management of church funds. and his present
whereabouts seems to be matter of some doubt.
Lapgtry insisted that Dasent should publish in
his interview with her that she attributed much
of her beauty to the fact that she plunged into
tub of cold water Immediately upon rising
She laughs over it with infinite satisfaction, and
says she knows many woman is making a
dem d, damp. cold, moist uncomfortable body"
of herself every morning by reason of that para
graph, whereas she herself still continues to take
her own matutinal dip comfortably and agree
ably warmed, she has always done. She is.
however. the most prodigious pedestrian, and
thinks nothing of a ten mile tramp between
breakfast and rehearsal time